Charles Fischer

My fellow green friend...I never, EVER said that recruiting is not important. But it is only the base; you must have players develop once you get them, and there must be a strategy to use them effectively. Had Mario stayed....we would have had an exodus of player out via the portal. But hey--I wish you the best!

Oh my gosh....you have no idea how funny that is to yours-truly and a Duck-Buddy of mine. If it was not so late on the East-Coast...I would call him and howl about this nickname. I wish you had shared it sooner! Great stuff MaiTaiDuck!

Thank you for the reading spaces in your post my friend, and I too am excited about the future!

Captaincane....you have been a reasonable poster, and a great representative of Miami. But please take note...I am a 35 year season ticket holder and the owner of a site that covers/analyzes Oregon football for the last ten years. Mario Cristobal is the worst in-game manager I've ever seen as a coach at Oregon. (He was actually booed at a home game this season!) His offense only averaged 31 points per game this last year, and you may want to read my article from yesterday right here. It blew up yesterday for over double the usual pageviews, and our Sunday writer could not come through...so my article from Saturday continued as the lead article today. Even today it got a typical great day's pageviews....so two days in a row. Guess the subject? The player development under Cristobal has been the worst of any coach in memory, and do note the mental mistakes covered about halfway down in this article for a preview of what you will see. (Remember that this critical article was written before Cristobal left for Florida) You think he will change...but after four years we know he will not. He is not the greatest recruiter at Oregon, as Willie Taggart had a higher class going until he decided to leave and Mario saved most of it, but not all. I give both Taggart and Cristobal enormous credit for breaking the recruiting glass ceiling at Oregon. But if your name is not Saban...you have a flaw as a coach. For Diaz and Helfrich at Oregon...there was a recruiting weakness, among many others. For Mario...it is in a ton of places. but not recruiting. You will want to check back in two years and keep us updated, as there is much more to coaching than recruiting.

That's what we said too in the beginning. Remember...we've been waiting four years for him to truly "get-it," hoping he would change. You will wish for Diaz in terms of game management, and enjoy Cristobal for recruiting as we did. You will be restless with him in three years, and if not--come back and remind me! Good luck...he's yours now!

Think of it...teams in Utah won two conferences this year! Pac-12 and Mountain West...

Good point that I had not thought of...a new trend of moving to opportunities in "that wasteland?"

Sorry, for the Bo Nix interruption, but we do need some recreational reading! Oregon State Showed Up for 58 Inspired Seconds in LA Bowl Loss by John Canzano of OregonLive It did not go as Planned...

Please...not another season like 2021!

My friends...the single biggest impact on the record is the play of the quarterback. I do not like a QB transfer, but then...I am not in the QB room or at practices. Dillingham knows this guy and what he can do, and I will need to have faith in that. The much maligned Anthony Brown was 64th this year....(Yikes!)

Brutal article, but the Tigers did want Nix to stay...so that's not so bad. Did you know that..."the Pac-12 is a Barren Wasteland" according to this writer? Five Reasons Bo Nix Shouldn't Have Transferred to Oregon by Lance Dawe of Auburn Wire

It feels like we got the Auburn version of Tyler Shough?

Perfect bye week scheduling is right at the halfway point, and before the UCLA game....

Haywarduck....I apologize for hijackings your topic for some humor on a Sunday afternoon when some of us need it. I understand your point and agree with you, but boy...being an OC for Mario? And does McClendon really believe he will get something better from there? It's a big jump....

Haywarduck my good friend....I think this is one time you have a mistaken perception on the situation. Think about it...who in their right-mind would want to be an Offensive Coordinator for Cristobal? Can you say career killer? Don't believe me? Ask Joe Moorhead... (31 points per game?!) What a horrible fate, perhaps THE worst OC job in America? We must change our attitude and feel sorry for the poor guy! We should let him cherish his last chance to truly be a leader! Because he will roll-over to whatever Mario wants...

Reddit College Football ran this tweet highlighting what Anthony Brown did. Interesting short video...

I am locking this thread because I do not want to get into a COVID discussion that almost always turns political. Sorry.

You are a great fan, but boy--that guy is hard-core!

No problem, because I believe he probably will declare for the Draft, and I would not blame Verone.

I don't have an issue with Verone McKinley leaving as he has maxed out his stock and is truly ready for the NFL IMHO, compared to Devon Williams or Wright.

Boy this is like the Devon Williams decision; these guys are not as good as they bark on the field. Both are not ready IMHO.

The article is strictly my opinion, and I always want to see others. Thanks.

He said he was going to be on the phone with all the verbals, so I assume he tried.

Yep...already posted below, but do keep posting new articles and news for the community--thanks!

He is a great coach and recruiter, and while I understand he wants to get back to the southeast...this one hurts. Find an upgrade Coach Lanning!